Scare in Ecuador due to the sustained earthquake that was felt this Sunday

The strong earthquake that shook the Condorcanqui Amazonas area in Peru felt like a prolonged earthquake this Sunday morning in parts of Ecuador.

In Loja, the earthquake was strongly felt and families left their homes before the movement that was reported around 06:00. In Loja, part of the facade of a temple was detached by the movement.

The province of El Oro also strongly felt this earthquake.

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake with an epicenter in the Peruvian Amazon was felt in Ecuador

In social networks, in Machala, Internet users reported that they had to leave their homes. “It was felt with great intensity, my children warned us and we left quickly,” said Miguel Ruiz, a resident of the north of the Orense capital.

Preliminary reports indicate that the earthquake was in Santa María de Nieva, Condorcanqui Amazonas, in Peru. It was 7.5 and a depth of 131 km.

The areas of Ambato and Cuenca reported that the earthquake was long and sustained. In Cuenca, the tremor was felt in several neighborhoods and parishes of the city such as El Valle, San Sebastián or Balzay.

According to the first reports from the authorities and aid entities, no material damage or affected people have been registered. Social media messages began to be generated five minutes before 06:00, but the situation gradually calmed down.

In Guayaquil, the San Eduardo, Santa Ana and El Carmen hill tunnels were temporarily closed to verify status in the face of an earthquake in Peru

In the coastal provinces there was alarm. In Guayaquil, the earthquake alerted people from urbanizations and residents of buildings that left their buildings.

In Durán, the neighbors, still in pajamas, ran to the streets, with the memory of the earthquake that affected Manabí and Esmeraldas in 2016. Many commented that they did not leave immediately because the intensity was not high, however they were concerned when the movement, Similar to being in a hammock, it stayed longer than expected. So far no material damage has been reported in this canton.

Several Manabi cities also felt the earthquake lasting several seconds, but until 06:30 no damage was reported.

The National Risk Management Service of Ecuador confirmed after 07:00 that there were no injuries or deaths nationwide from this earthquake. (I)